Brake apparatus.



T. M. PEERY.

BRAKE APPARATUS.

APPLlCATlON FILED MAR. 22. 1915.

Patented Dec. 7, 1915.

THWT l 1 l o l THOMAS PEERYQ'OF PIKEVILLE; KENTUCKY.

BRAKE APPARATUS.

LTGZEQE.

Application fil ed lvl a rch 22, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS M. Pn'iinY', a citizen of the United States, residihg at Pikeville, in the county of Pikeand State of Kentucky, have invented c'ert'a'innew and useful Improvements in Brake Ap aratus; of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to im'proveinents 'ih brake apparatus for vehicles, such as wagons, automobiles o'r the'like',

An important object of theinvention is toprovide means for increasing'the leverage of themanually operated element of the apparatus whereby the'brakes are set with a high degree of pressure;

A further object of the invention isfto provide apparatus of the above mentioned character which is simple'in o'c'instructiofi', strong, durable, convenient in use, amines pensive tomanufacture'. v I p 7 A further object of the invention'is to provide apparatus of the" abovementioned character adapted to equalize the pressure applied to the brake device'sorshoesl Other objects and advantagesof the in} vention will be apparent during the course of the following description. c

In the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specification and in'whichdike numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, Fi'g'u're l is a perspective view of apparatus embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is"aside"elevation of the same, l11Cl, Flg. 3 is atransverse sectional View taken on line 33 of Fig.2.]

In the drawings, of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention the numeral 5 designates a rear bolster of a wagon or other vehicle, to which are secured hounds 6, connected at their forward end by a box 7, as is customary.

The numeral 8 designates the usual pole or reach.

The numeral 9 designates a horizontal rock-shaft included in my brake apparatus, which is journaled through bearings 10, rigidly secured to the hounds 6, as shown. This rock-shaft, as more clearly shown in Fig. 8, is provided at one end with a depending crank 11 and at its opposite end with an upstanding crank 12, carrying a horizontal extension 13.

The numeral 14 designates a swinging operating lever, the lower end of which is apertured for pivotally receiving the hori- Speoification of Letters Patent.

I z'ontal' extension 18.

wherein for the urpose" Patented Dec. 7, P915. Serial Nb. 16,216. a

A lever extension or strap" 15 isrigidly secured to the lever 14 ab'ove its'pivot, as shown at 16, and is apertured'betweenits ends for pivotally receiving the horizontal extension 13, as shown. The lever extension 15 projects downwardly below" the horizontal extension 13 for a substantialdistance, and has pivotal connec tion, asshown at 17, with the preferably forked rear end" of a pitman or link 18, extendingforwardly for a purpose to be de scribed. Tlie'depending crank 11 has pivotal" connection, as shown at '19, with the preferably forked liiik 20, extending toloe describe Theinumeral 21 designates a suspension rock shaft, pivotally connected with a transverse bar 22, by means of eye bolts 23 or thefflike." This rock shaft 21 carries depending" cranks 245, the ends of which are pivotallyoonnected" with a transverse brake bar means of eye bolts 26 or the like. At its endsyth'e brake bar 25 carries brake shdes27; o'en'gage with the rear wheels of the wago'n, (not shown). The forward ends ofthe' pitinen or links'lS and areprefer'ably forked and suitably connected with brake bar by means of bolts 28 or the l 9; l

It is to be understood that the invention is not restricted to the use of theshoes27 aTs hra'ke devices, as the links 18 could be connected withother brake devices, such as brakebandsfordinarily employed upon autom'obiles. The term brake devices employed in the claims is intended to cover brake bands and other brake devices, as well as brake shoes.

The operation of the lows: When the lever 14 is swung forwardly the same turns upon the horizontal exten sion as a pivot, whereby its lower end is moved rearwardly and the pitman l8 moved rearwardly to effect a corresponding move-- ment of the adjacent end of the brake bar. Simultaneously with this movement of the lever, the crank 12 is swung forwardly, whereby rock-shaft 9 is turned and the crank 11 swung rearwardly. This movement of the crank 11 moves the link 20 rearwardly for effecting a corresponding movement of the adjacent end of the brake bar.

ends of the brake bar In this manner both are simultaneously moved rearwardly to bring the brake shoes into engagement with forwardly for a purpose apparatus is as folrear end of a pitman or' crank with. the adjacent end or" 1 3 bar.

- tensible element ing brake bar,

the wheels. I have found that by the system of levers employed, that the brake shoes may be made to engage the wheels with a high degree of pressure, upon the manual operation of the lever 10 by a single op ator.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus claim y 1. In brake'apparatus of the character described, a rockhaft provided with oppositely extending cranks, a swinging lever pivotally mounted upon one crank and extending downwardly beyond the same for a substantial distance, a brake bar carrying brake shoes, means'connecting the lower end of the lever with the adjacent end of the brake bar, and means connecting the other the brake described the invention, I

2. In brake apparatus of the character described, a rock-shaft provided at one end with a depending crank and at its opposite end with an upstanding crank having a substantially horizontal extension, a shoe carrya swinging lever pivotally mountedupon the horizontal extension and extending downwardly beyond the same ror a substantial distance, a relatively nonexconnecting the lower end of the lever and brake bar, and a second relatively nonextensible element connecting thedepending crank and brake bar.

3. In brake apparatus of the character Copies of this patent may be obtained for described,

five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. 0.

a rockshaft provided with cranks, a swinging lever pivotally connected with one crank and extending downwardly beyond its pivot for a substantial distance, brake devices, means connecting the other crank with one brake device, and means connecting the lower end of the lever with the other brake device.

4. In brake apparatus of the character described, a plurality of cranks, means whereby the cranks turn together, a swinging lever pivotally connected with one crank to be supported thereby and turn in sub stantially the plane of such crank, brake devices, means connecting the other crank with one brake device, and means connected with the lever at a point spaced a substantial distance from its pivot and connected with the other brake device.

5. In apparatus of the character described, a rock-shaft provided at its ends with cranks, brake devices arranged near the cranks, a member connecting one crank with the corresponding brake device, an operating lever pivotally mounted upon the other crank, and a member connecting the operating lever with the other brake device.

6. In a wagon brake, the combination with a roller bar having a crank portion on one end thereof and an arm on the other end, of a brake beam, a lever pivotally mounted on said crank portion and having an integral arm through which said crank portion extends, and links connected to said arms and to the brake beam.

. In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS M. PEERY.

Witnesses:

J. B. DESKINS, C. DANA MAY.

Commissioner of Patents. 

